Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.

History

This district was created in 1833. The district was eliminated in 1993.

List of members representing the district

Representative	Party	Years	Congress	Electoral history
District established March 4, 1833
Samuel S. Harrison (Kittanning)	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	23rd 24th	Elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. [data missing]
William Beatty (Butler)	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841	25th 26th	Elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. [data missing]
William Jack (Brookville)	Democratic	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	27th	Elected in 1840. [data missing]
Charles M. Reed (Erie)	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	28th	Elected in 1843. Lost re-election.
James Thompson (Erie)	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851	29th 30th 31st	Elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Retired.
Carlton B. Curtis (Warren)	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	32nd	Elected in 1850. Redistricted to the 24th district.
Michael Carver Trout (Sharon)	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd	Elected in 1852. Lost re-election.
John Allison (New Brighton)	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	34th	Elected in 1854. Retired from the House in 1856.
William Stewart (Mercer)	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861	35th 36th	Elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. [data missing]
John W. Wallace (New Castle)	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	37th	Elected in 1860. Lost re-election.
Thomas Williams (Allegheny City)	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	38th 39th 40th	Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. [data missing]
Darwin Phelps (Kittanning)	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	41st	Elected in 1868. Not candidate for renomination in 1870
Ebenezer McJunkin (Butler)	Republican	March 4, 1871 – 1874	42nd 43rd	Elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Resigned to become presiding judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit of Pennsylvania
John M. Thompson (Butler)	Republican	December 22, 1874 – March 3, 1875	43rd	Elected to finish McJunkin's term. [data missing]
Alexander G. Cochran (Allegheny City)	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	44th	Elected in 1874. Lost re-election.
Thomas M. Bayne (Allegheny City)	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1891	45th 46th 47th 48th 49th 50th 51st	Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Declined nomination in 1890
William A. Stone (Allegheny City)	Republican	March 4, 1891 – November 9, 1898	52nd 53rd 54th 55th	Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Resigned to become Governor of Pennsylvania.
Vacant		November 9, 1898 – November 29, 1898	55th
William H. Graham (Allegheny City)	Republican	November 29, 1898 – March 3, 1903	55th 56th 57th	Elected to finish Stone's term. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Lost re-election.
Allen F. Cooper (Uniontown)	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911	58th 59th 60th 61st	Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. [data missing]
Thomas S. Crago (Waynesburg)	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	62nd	Elected in 1910. Lost re-election.
Wooda N. Carr (Uniontown)	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	Elected in 1912. Lost re-election.
Robert F. Hopwood (Uniontown)	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917	64th	Elected in 1914. Lost re-election.
Bruce F. Sterling (Uniontown)	Democratic	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919	65th	Elected in 1916. Lost re-election.
Samuel A. Kendall (Meyersdale)	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923	66th 67th	Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Redistricted to the 24th district.
William I. Swoope (Clearfield)	Republican	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1927	68th 69th	Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Retired.
J. Mitchell Chase (Clearfield)	Republican	March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933	70th 71st 72nd	Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Retired.
J. Banks Kurtz (Altoona)	Republican	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	73rd	Redistricted from the 21st district and re-elected in 1932. Lost re-election.
Don Gingery (Clearfield)	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939	74th 75th	Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Lost re-election.
James E. Van Zandt (Altoona)	Republican	January 3, 1939 – September 24, 1943	76th 77th 78th	Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Resigned to rejoin the United States Navy.
Vacant		September 24, 1943 – November 2, 1943	78th
D. Emmert Brumbaugh (Claysburg)	Republican	November 2, 1943 – January 3, 1945		Elected to finish Van Zandt's term. Redistricted to the 22nd district.
J. Buell Snyder (Perryopolis)	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – February 24, 1946	79th	Redistricted from the 24th district and re-elected in 1944. Died.
Vacant		February 24, 1946 – May 21, 1946
Carl H. Hoffman (Somerset)	Republican	May 21, 1946 – January 3, 1947		Elected to finish Snyder's term. Retired.
William J. Crow (Uniontown)	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949	80th	Elected in 1946. Lost re-election.
Anthony Cavalcante (Uniontown)	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951	81st	Elected in 1948. Lost re-election.
Edward L. Sittler Jr. (Uniontown)	Republican	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953	82nd	Elected in 1950. Lost re-election.
Leon H. Gavin (Oil City)	Republican	January 3, 1953 – September 15, 1963	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th	Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Died.
Vacant		September 15, 1963 – November 5, 1963	88th
Albert W. Johnson (Smethport)	Republican	November 5, 1963 – January 3, 1977	88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th	Elected to finish Gavin's term. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Lost re-election.
Joseph S. Ammerman (Curwensville)	Democratic	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979	95th	Elected in 1976. Lost re-election.
William F. Clinger Jr. (Warren)	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993	96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 5th district.
District dissolved January 3, 1993

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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